samedi rouge
Today is and probably will be known forever as Samedi Rouge, or Red Saturday. That’s because the police opened fire on a demonstration outside the Presidential Palace and killed a bunch of people. Some reports say 23, some say 25, some are up to 100. Who knows what’s true and what’s not. It’s tough reading this morning. There are over 40 Alerts in my inbox, but I can’t bring myself to read all of them right now.
I started this post on Sunday. I am now at home in Brattleboro and it’s Monday morning. From where I was in New York, I couldn’t access the YouTube video entitled Samedi Rouge. I am not going to embed it here, so follow the link if you want to watch it, but I’m warning you, it is not for the faint of heart. There is actual shooting and actual killing and actual dead people. Some of which I swore, through the pixellated film quality, that I knew. This will not be surprising for those who know me, but I wept for Madagascar this morning. YouTube Video: Samedi Rouge.
I’m finished for today.
